moonriver Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 THE PAIRS --- Dhammapada T I T L E (1) : Mind foreruns all mental conditions, Mind is chief, mind-made are they; If one speak or acts with a wicked mind, Then suffering follows him Even as the wheel the hoof of the ox. T I T L E (2) : Mind forerunr all mental conditions, Mind is chief,mind-made are they; If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, Then happiness follows him Even as the shadow that never leaves. T I T L E (3) : 'He abused me, he beat me, He defeated me, he robbed me; In those who harbour such thoughts Hatred never ceases. T I T L E (4) : 'He abused me, he beat me, He defeated me, he robbed me' In those who harbour not such thoughts Hatred finds its end. T I T L E (5) : At any time in this world, Hatred never ceases by haterd, But through non-hatred it ceases, This is an eternal law. T I T L E (6) : The common people know not That in this Quarrel they will perish, But those who realize this truth Have their Quarrels calmed thereby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankei Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Sabbe satta marisanti, maranantam hi jivitam. All beings will die, for life ends in Death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sendbaht Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 A monk was walking down the steet feeling sorry that he had no shoes until he saw another monk with no feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I'm merging this thread with the ' Dhamma Thought For The Day' topic pinned at the top of this subforum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 Two monks were arguing over a flag in the wind. One said that the flag moved. The other said that the wind moved. They went to see a Zen master who told them that they were both wrong. The mind moved. Then a Theravada forest monk came along and said that all three of them had missed the point. The problem was that their mouths moved! - Ajahn Brahm, Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) By Thich Nhat Hanh, HOU, p3 (Meditations on a sheet of paper) If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper. Without a cloud, there will be no rain; without rain, the trees cannot grow; and without trees, we cannot make paper. The cloud is essential for the paper to exist. If the cloud is not here, the sheet of paper cannot be here either. So we can say that the cloud and the paper inter-are. "Interbeing" is a word that is not in the dictionary yet, but if we combine the prefix "inter-" with the verb "to be", we have a new verb, inter-be. Without a cloud, we cannot have paper, so we can say that the cloud and the sheet of paper inter-are (p.3) The fact is that this sheet of paper is made up only of "non-paper elements." And if we return these non-paper elements to their sources, then there can be no paper at all. Without "non-paper elements," like mind, logger, sunshine and so on, there will be no paper. As thin as this sheet of paper is, it contains everything in the universe in it (p.5) Edited January 10, 2007 by Grover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankei Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Dukkham eva hi, na koci dukkhito, kārako na, kiriyā 'va vijjati. Dukkha certainly is, but no-one suffering dukkha, there's no doer, but the deed is found. - Visuddhimagga XVI 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foggy Dew Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Hi all, I recently heard this saying and thought it summed up a lot of the Buddhist philosophy. Have you got any similar quotes / sayings? "Man’s happiness consists not in the multiplicity of his possessions but in the fewness of his wants." Regards. Foggy Dew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegha Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 This is excellent. Although surely it applies to all (most?) philosophies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 replace "happiness" with "not suffering" and it would be a little closer to Buddhism. This is excellent. Although surely it applies to all (most?) philosophies? definitely not the modern materialistic philosophy of get-spend-have ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakuteh Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents and then later on in our life when we are oppressed by sickness and become old, we are again dependent on the kindness of others. Since at the beginning and end of our lives we are so dependent on others’ kindness, how can it be that in the middle we neglect kindness towards others? Source: The Dalai Lama 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 "Behold, O monks, this is my last advice to you. All phenomena in the world are changeable. They are not lasting. Work hard to gain your own salvation." - Lord Buddha's final words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 "Faith" in the Buddhist context means faith in the ability of your actions to lead to a direct experience of the end of suffering. - Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Faith in Awakening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 ... ordinary beings cannot hope to keep the precepts perfectly; rather they abide by the precepts as rules of training in order to curb the grosser forms of bad conduct. At a deeper level there is also perhaps a sense in which no one, not even a buddha, can hope to live in the world and cause absolutely no harm to any living being. That is, it is almost impossible to isolate and disassociate oneself absolutely from activities that indirectly cause harm to living creatures. That this is so is an aspect of the deepest level of the first noble truth: the world, samsara, is by its very nature an imperfect place, a place where suffering is always lurking in one form or another. The question of acting ethically then becomes one of where to draw the line. - Rupert Gethin, The Foundations of Buddhism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakuteh Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 (edited) To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful thanto be aware of a thousand in somebody else.Rather than speaking badly about peopleand in ways that will produce friction andunrest in their lives,we should practise a purer perception of them,and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities.If you find yourself slandering anybody,first imagine that your mouth is filled with excrement.It will break you of the habit quickly enough.- The Dalai Lama Edited April 6, 2007 by Bakuteh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 If nibbana could be reached by endurance alone, chickens would be enlightened! - Ajahn Chah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakuteh Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 (edited) Human happiness and human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself.It is wrong to expect some final satisfaction to come from money or from a computer - The Dalai Lama Edited April 10, 2007 by Bakuteh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakuteh Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 As rain penetrates an improperly shingled roof, so passion overwhelms a confused mind. -Buddha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 One should first establish oneself In what is proper, And then instruct others. A wise man who acts in this way Shall never get defiled. Dhammapada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. - Unknown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness. - Thich Nhat Hanh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 If the creator of the world entire They call God, of every being be the Lord Why does he order such misfortune And not create concord? If the creator of the world entire They call God, of every being be the Lord Why prevail deceit, lies and ignorance And he such inequity and injustice create? If the creator of the world entire They call God, of every being be the Lord Then an evil master is he, Knowing what's right did let wrong prevail! Bhuridatta Jataka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 Ehipassikadhamma means to come and see, to turn towards or go to the Dhamma. It means to look, to be aware. It is not that we pray to the Dhamma to come, or wait for it to tap us on the shoulder; we have to put forth effort. It is like Christ’s saying, ‘Knock on the door and it shall be opened.’ Ehipassiko means that we have to put forward that effort, to turn towards that truth. - Ajahn Sumedho, Now is the Knowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 DOWNFALL When the mind decays, through immoral acts,[1] one's whole life too decays, one's own roots are uprooted. and the the journey begins, towards one's downfall. [1] Constantly going outside the boundaries of the five precepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Steady and unruffled sure is he Whose mind rests as a mighty hill, Removed from things arousing thirst By those that provoke rage unhurt Refined when his mind thus, How can suffering make a fuss? Diligent and devoted to the higher mind, A safe, in wisdom's ways trained Sorrows none afflict the stable one Who is forever mindful and calm". Mindfulness is the way to peace, happiness and the state of human perfection May you be well, happy, and peaceful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwit Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Dhammapada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutnyod Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. HHDL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinny Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 From Be good, be happy: “Kindness is part of goodness. Because, as the Buddha once told His son Rahula, whatever is harmful to another person and harmful to yourself, is what is unvirtuous. Whatever is helpful to another person and helpful to yourself, that is called virtuous, good Kamma. So it is obviously being kind to yourself, is to be virtuous, to be good. There is no difference being kind and being good. Immoral people are unkind to themselves and unkind to others,” he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 Looking outside the self is comparing, discriminating. You will not find happiness that way. Nor will you find peace if you spend your time looking for the perfect man or the perfect teacher. The Buddha taught us to look at the Dhamma, the truth, not to look at other people. - Ajahn Chah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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